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Skateboarding has left a deep impact on popular culture. One of the most significant impressions of the art form in recent years is felt in the success of Mikey Alfred’s North Hollywood. The film, starring Vince Vaughn and Miranda Cosgrove, brought contemporary skateboarding onto the screen and won the attention of Pharrell Williams. It was […]

The 1980s were the big bang of music videos—a cosmic explosion of creativity, technology and straight-up weirdness.  With the launch of MTV in 1981, some artists used the visual art form to sell sex, youth and anything eye-catching, while others used it to visually define themselves within the music business.  Read more: 10 artists who […]

Alternative Press is resurrecting the Alternative Press Gallery, our section dedicated to the world of music photography. With each issue, we’ll take a look into the archives, highlighting some of the most iconic photographers and memorable shoots from the history of the magazine and beyond. Along the way, we will explore the great moments that […]

Remember the time Hootie And The Blowfish performed on NBC’s Friends and Monica even wound up getting a hickey from one of the band members at a meet and greet after the concert? Of course you do. You probably also remember that the band actually didn’t play on the show and, even worse, weren’t seen […]

Everyone loves to see their favorite band get mentioned or played in a movie, but it’s far more exciting when you see the musicians you love come to life as a character on the big screen. Sure, plenty of actors such as Johnny Depp, Taylor Momsen or Jared Leto have transitioned into performing music after […]

Today (June 3), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is updating the charges laid against Derek Chauvin from third-degree murder to second-degree murder as well as charging the other three officers involved in George Floyd‘s death. More than a week after George Floyd was killed, charges have been laid against all four officers involved as protests […]

As the protests over the death of George Floyd and continued police brutality carry on throughout the country and across the globe, the notorious hacker group Anonymous emerged over the weekend and are showing solidarity with the protesters in various ways. One thing Anonymous did this weekend was disrupting the Chicago Police Department’s radio scanners, and with […]

On May 25, Minneapolis resident George Floyd was tragically killed by police after one of the four police officers involved in his arrest knelt on his neck in an incident caught on video (warning: the video is very graphic). 46-year-old Floyd died during his arrest leading to his sister Bridget Floyd calling for the four […]

Sometimes in the music industry a new band come along and completely shake everything up by writing an album that blows people away right out of the gate. Living up to the hype of writing a great album is difficult enough. However, some bands created their most classic songs on their first go with their […]

MTV is all about the nostalgia lately, announcing plans to bring back some more classic programming. The network brought back TRL in October 2017 before facing a programming change earlier this year. Jersey Shore also returned this year after a nearly six-year hiatus as the group reunited for Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. The Hills: Beginnings is also set […]

Universal Pictures will soon begin work on Humbug, a contemporary reboot of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and they've already got their sights set on a perfect Scrooge character. According to a report from Deadline, Ice Cube will take the lead part. Read more: Straight Outta Compton tops box office in its second weekend Ice Cube will produce the effort, […]